Chinese Underground Church

The Vatican-China Agreement: When the Music Stops

01/01/2021 at 3:57 PM By Kevin Edward White
Pope Francis has made a bad deal with the Chinese government. The agreement reached with mainland authorities is not helping Catholics and other Christians as much as even its architects’ attenuated hopes warranted. It has hamstrung the Church and muted her moral witness at a crucial time. By... read more

Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong

12/31/2020 at 5:05 PM By Kevin Edward White
Senior clerics see the arrests as a sign China wants to shut the unofficial Vatican mission in Hong Kong, where the two nuns work. As Beijing tightens control of the city, the local diocese has also moved to rein in pro-democracy voices in its flock. By Greg Torode, Reuters, December 30,... read more

Vatican and China Renew Deal Over Appointment of Bishops

10/22/2020 at 11:47 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
The Vatican also offered a lengthy defense of the agreement, saying that “processes for new episcopal appointments are underway, some at an early stage, others at an advanced stage.” Edward Pentin Blog, October 22, 2020 VATICAN CITY — The Holy See has announced it has renewed its... read more

China’s Communist Christ

10/05/2020 at 6:17 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Cameron Hilditch, National Review, October 1, 2020 6:30 AM What the first excerpts of the CCP’s ‘translation’ of the Bible suggest about the nature of Xi Jinping’s regime. Earlier this year, we learned of the Chinese Communist Party’s intention to undertake its own,... read more
A woman with a baby in a village in southern Yunnan, China, November 2018.

Ethnic villages in China’s south warned not to convert to Christianity

10/02/2020 at 7:04 PM By Kevin Edward White
LIC/S News, October 2, 2020 A village in China’s south has told a faith-based rights group that they have been warned against converting to Christianity which was described as an “evil cult” in an official notice. A source told CSW: “This is not only the case in this village, but... read more

Vatican dismisses US concerns over China bishops deal after Pompeo urges church to take tougher stance on religious freedom

10/02/2020 at 2:57 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post, October 2, 2020 Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Vatican. The Vatican has clashed with the United States over China as the Catholic Church continues its efforts to renew a controversial deal with Beijing over the... read more

CHINA’S CATHOLICS AND THE CHURCH’S MORAL WITNESS

09/25/2020 at 12:13 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, First Things, September 18, 2020 The human rights situation in China has deteriorated severely under the autocratic rule of Xi Jinping, especially for religious believers. Credible reports have exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s program of forced... read more

As Vatican Ponders China Deal, Expert Says It’s Brought ‘Little Fruit’

09/09/2020 at 12:31 PM By Kevin Edward White
September 8, 2020 By Elise Anne Allen, The Tablet, September 8, 2020 ROME (Crux) – As the Vatican sits poised to renew its historic agreement with China on the appointment of bishops later this month, one of the Catholic Church’s leading experts on Chinese affairs has argued that while... read more

Analysis: The Art of China’s Vatican Deal

09/05/2020 at 5:06 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
What, then, could the Vatican hope to achieve by extending a deal which has yielded no results? Ed Condon/CNA WASHINGTON —Next month, the 2018 Vatican-China deal expires. Those close to the negotiations, both in Rome and in Beijing, now confidently predict a one-year extension to the... read more

Catholic historian: If Cdl. Zen rightly criticizes Vatican Ostpolitik, why not ‘catastrophic’ Vatican II?

08/23/2020 at 3:33 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
‘The Ostpolitik that Cardinal Zen criticizes, is, in fact, fruit of the Second Vatican Council. This is historical evidence that does not admit denials.’ By Roberto de Mattei August 21, 2020 (Rorate Caeli) — Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is an eminent prelate who sincerely loves his... read more

Pope Francis’s Silence on Xinjiang Speaks Volumes

07/30/2020 at 6:15 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Benedict Rogers, foreign Policy, July 29, 2020 A pope dedicated to human rights has said nothing on China, thanks to a secret deal with Beijing. This month, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote a most courageous letter to the Chinese ambassador in... read more

Chinese oppression ‘worse than US reported

05/08/2020 at 10:33 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

China, churches to remain closed throughout May, all Marian pilgrimages canceled

04/28/2020 at 8:34 PM By Kevin Edward White
Traditional Chinese funeral

China bans Christian funerals as new rules take effect

02/04/2020 at 9:55 AM By Kevin Edward White

Mindong’s Msgr. Guo evicted from the curia: he will sleep on the street. Several priests and elderly also made homeless (Video)

01/16/2020 at 7:59 PM By Kevin Edward White

Report: ‘Intense’ spike in Christian persecution after China’s secret deal with Vatican

01/12/2020 at 3:44 PM By Kevin Edward White

New administrative measures for religious groups: total submission to the Chinese Communist Party ​

01/06/2020 at 10:21 AM By Kevin Edward White
Cardinal Zen

Cardinal Zen: ‘Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father’ on China deal

12/05/2019 at 7:38 AM By Kevin Edward White
Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin

Faithful Chinese bishop on the run from communists highlights Vatican/China deal disaster

12/02/2019 at 3:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
Msgr. Vincenzo Guo Xijin

Mindong, Msgr. Guo Xijin hounded by police to submit to the “independent Church”

11/14/2019 at 10:58 AM By Kevin Edward White